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Reform and Evolution are Needed
Last Word || Nicole Kreutzberg
As a condo manager, I’ve worked with my share of personalities – misogynistic, maniacal, narcissistic, bullies, complainers, social climbers, aristocratic, etc. – and that doesn’t even capture what we have met head-on with boards. But condo managers are not allowed to talk about that.
5 Years of Freaking Awful Forms
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Last Word || Chris Jaglowitz
November 1, 2022, marked a dubious milestone for Ontario condominium corporations, their unit owners, directors and the professionals who manage, counsel and service them.
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Stuck Between a Rock and Hard Place
Last Word || Eric Plant, RCM
For many managers, the job is anything but simple. Despite being technical experts in their fields, the hardest part of the job for many managers is putting up with the people – and politics – that make up their day-to-day work lives.
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It’s Time to Change the Trend
Last Word || Sunandita Das
Large corporations and Government officials consistently implement diversity policies and raise awareness to bridge the gap to give women equal opportunities amidst unspoken red tape. The equality that should have been natural requires policy introductions for reiteration. That is the reality now.
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The Misunderstood Manager and Social Media Bullying
Last Word || Tracey Doherty
It takes a special kind of person to become a condominium manager. Not only are managers expected to know something about everything, from condo law to plumbing, but they are also often caught in the middle between owners and boards and seen as the “bad guy.”
Three Simple Remedies for Common Landscaping Mistakes that Condo Corporations Make
Your Condo: Landscaping
Last Word || Frank Aiello
When it comes to designing the exterior of a condominium property, landscaping is typically the last consideration even though it can take up the better part of a city block with a value of tens of millions of dollars.
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Have we reached the peak? Guess not!
Last Word || Angelo Dass, RCM
Diversity in the context of condo management has multiple dimensions. From condo organizations to condo boards, from managers to residents and all stakeholders in between, each has their own sensitivities and challenges regarding embracing diversity.
Your Turn
What are the biggest challenges and opportunities you face in 2020?
Last Word || Mohammad Sheeraz Pathan &
As a condominium manager, what are the biggest challenges and opportunities you or the industry will face in 2020?
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Decade Four: Recognition 2008-2017
Last Word || Dianne Werbicki
We are featuring each of ACMO’s four decades in CM Magazine this year. Here are highlights from Decade Four:
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ACMO’s First Decade 1977–1987: The Formative Years
Last Word || unknown
In 1977, a small group of volunteers realized the growing need for a single source of information for the province’s early condominium managers and condo owners. The idea for the Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario was conceived.
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ACMO is 40 - Decade Two: Building on the Foundation
Last Word || Dianne Werbicki
We are featuring each of ACMO's four decades in our CM magazine this year. Here are highlights from Decade Two.
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2019 Exclusive! Leading the Way
Last Word || unknown
The Annual Condominium Conference is the showcase educational and networking event for the condominium industry in Ontario. Every year the conference continues to grow in stature. As you can see by our photo spread on pages 48–49, this is reflected in consistent increases in attendance by condominium managers and directors, in trade show participation by suppliers and professionals, and in the interest shown by speakers.
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Decade Three
Last Word || Dianne Werbicki
ACMO is 40 Decade Three: Steady Growth Continues 1998–2007
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Education: The Cornerstone of ACMO
Last Word || Dianne Werbicki
The cornerstone of ACMO is education. Since its inception in 1977, the focus of ACMO’s board of directors has been to educate new and seasoned condominium managers so that these information-hungry individuals could carry out their duties on a professional level.
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Of RCMs and Licences
Last Word || Dianne Werbicki
It was back in 1984 that the first class of seventeen RCMs graduated with their hard-earned Registered Condominium Manager designation.
